Consolidated Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (Effective January 8, 2025)

The purposes of the Zoning Ordinance are to:

• Implement plans for the future development of Marion County, Indiana, including but not limited to comprehensive plans, land use plans, thoroughfare plans, transportation plans adopted by the Metropolitan Development Commission
• Protect and improve the quality of life in Marion County, Indiana by improving the number and quality of housing and transportation options, improving global economic competitiveness, and protecting and improving strong neighborhoods.
• Protect and improve residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, and mixed-use real property values in Marion County, Indiana and to promote the efficient development and redevelopment of vacant properties in the county.
• To promote development and redevelopment that reduces crime and opportunities for crime in Marion County, Indiana.
• To promote development and redevelopment patterns that reduce the length andfrequency of automobile trips and offer increased opportunities for efficient public transitservice in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, improve access to employment,and improve the efficiency of infrastructure use and investment.
• To protect and enhance tree cover in Marion County, Indiana, in order to realize thenumerous benefits and services to city residents, including increased property values,reduced storm water runoff and soil erosion with associated cost savings, noisebuffering, improved aesthetics, reduced energy costs from shade in summer andwindbreaks in winter, removal of greenhouse gases and other pollutants from the air,and protection of the city’s water quality while recognizing the need to remove sometrees for development, safety, view preservation and other purposes.
• To ensure that parking in Marion County, Indiana, is adequate but not excessive for theassociated use, and that the design and construction of parking areas minimizes theirimpact on the City’s water resources by utilizing Low-Impact Development techniques tomanage stormwater and reduce urban heat island effects.